Executive summary Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has the highest incidence of all common
neurological disorders, and poses a substantial public health burden. TBI is increasingly …

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The Advanced Trauma Life Support®(ATLS®) course was developed in 1978 by the
American College of Surgeons, and its accompanying textbook, Advanced Trauma Life …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death in young adults and children. The
treatment of TBI in the acute phase has improved substantially; however, the prevention and …

Abstract Changes in the demographics, approach, and treatment of traumatic brain injury
(TBI) patients require regular evaluation of epidemiological profiles, injury severity …

Importance Current prehospital traumatic brain injury guidelines use a systolic blood
pressure threshold of less than 90 mm Hg for treating hypotension for individuals 10 years …

Study objective Survival is significantly reduced by either hypotension or hypoxia during the
out-of-hospital management of major traumatic brain injury. However, only a handful of small …

BACKGROUND: Currently, there is no evidence-based definition for concussion that is
being uniformly applied in clinical and research settings. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a …

Background: The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) classifies traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) as
mild (14–15), moderate (9–13), or severe (3–8). The Advanced Trauma Life Support …

Background The role of acute coagulopathy after traumatic brain injury (TBI) on outcome has
gained increasing appreciation over the recent years. This study was conducted to assess …